Deputies: Car thief rams cruiser, flees ahead of capture

An accused car thief was arrested early Thursday morning after deputies said he rammed a patrol cruiser and led a high-speed chase that caused a crash between two Orange County Sheriff’s Office investigators.

Deputies received a call about a man breaking into cars parked at an apartment complex overnight. A responding investigators said he saw the man stealing a vehicle in the the University of Central Florida area and then rammed a deputy’s vehicle while the deputy was inside.

The deputy was not hurt. He pursued the suspect through several Orlando streets, according to deputies. Other law enforcement officers joined the chase.

The chase ended when the suspect drove off the road on Augusta National Drive and bailed out of the stolen vehicle, officials said.

As the chase was ending, however, two deputies crashed into one another. One of them was taken to a hospital to be checked out.

The suspect was caught after a foot chase and placed into custody. He faces charges of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, felony fleeing and eluding, grand theft auto and a bevy of traffic charges.

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